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we brought that up with white house spokesman jay carney in the briefing yesterday asking what make this official. certainly drawn close here but this is chance, the president is allowed to go out and talk about his record. it might seem like it's a fine line and it is as we get so much closer to the campaign and without a doubt this is something that the white house views as a positive for the president. it is an official event. >> we want to make sure we get to top of the speech. let's get a quick commercial break in. for seeing the president there after this. pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. try capzasin-hp. it penetrates deep to block pain signals for hours of relief. capzasin-hp. take the pain out of arthritis. >>> president of the united states has just entered this room where he is about to speak there. this is fort bliss in texas. let's just listen. [ applause ] >> hello, t
we brought that up with white house spokesman jay carney in the briefing yesterday asking what make this official. certainly drawn close here but this is chance, the president is allowed to go out and talk about his record. it might seem like it's a fine line and it is as we get so much closer to the campaign and without a doubt this is something that the white house views as a positive for the president. it is an official event. >> we want to make sure we get to top of the speech. let's...
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white house press secretary jay carney says anyone who thinks otherwise might be, quote, a little oversensitive. romney was asked about the president's comment today. here's what he had to say. >> i'm certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life. he was born poor. he worked his way to become very successful, despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree. >> meantime some other late polling tonight from nbc shows a 49-43 obama lead but also good news for romney. his favorability has begun to recover a bit after the bruising primary season. >>> a lot to talk about. i joined by cnn political contributors and republican strategist mary madeline and democratic pollster cornell belcher. the nbc poll out is the latest to show romney's numbers favorability numbers rebounding. on top of his supporters say he has the edge on the most important issue this year, the economy. obviously it's a long way away from the election, but how serious are these poll numbers. >> well, the poll numbers this far out are historically really bad indicators. another thing is there's been a lot
white house press secretary jay carney says anyone who thinks otherwise might be, quote, a little oversensitive. romney was asked about the president's comment today. here's what he had to say. >> i'm certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life. he was born poor. he worked his way to become very successful, despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree. >> meantime some other late polling tonight from nbc shows a 49-43 obama lead but also good news...
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and i basically looked at jay carn carney, the press conference, because i didn't. he's scrambling looking through the -- actually i called it literature, which was a compliment. but then we went through various example in his memoir where -- he con plated events or used -- >> i want to go through that. when you describe his tone in that conversation as defensive. >> good catch. dreams of my father, that he consciously played up race to a greater extent than you believe race played in his young life. >> well, i think the original proposal that he wrote for that book was called journeys in black and white. and the whole point of the book was to sort of view parts of his life through the lens of race. so he did. there were characters in his memoir who were minor figures in his life but who he enhances to make certain points about race. and then there are others that -- you know, that are part white or composites of various people that he uses. >> and there was a significant discrepancy to put it mildly involving his grandfather. >> his kenyan grandfather. >> yes. >> y
and i basically looked at jay carn carney, the press conference, because i didn't. he's scrambling looking through the -- actually i called it literature, which was a compliment. but then we went through various example in his memoir where -- he con plated events or used -- >> i want to go through that. when you describe his tone in that conversation as defensive. >> good catch. dreams of my father, that he consciously played up race to a greater extent than you believe race played...
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but, jay carney, the white house press secretary, was downplaying this was a distraction, saying the president is still very much focused on the fiscal cliff. we do know, however, that this situation has taken some of the president's time, a limited amount of time, carney said. but at the same time, we know that a lot of staff hours get dedicated to something like this kind of scandal. meantime, carney said that president obama still thinks very highly of general allen. he said that he thinks highly of the job that he's done in afghanistan, and of his service. here's what he said yesterday. the first time that carney had briefed after this scandal had broke. >> he has faith in general allen, believes he's doing and has done an excellent job at isaf, and i would refer you to the pentagon for the process under way with regards to general allen. >> meantime, soledad, president obama will welcome dozens of business leaders to the white house today. some of whom support something he wants to do, which is increase taxes on the wealthy. obviously the white house is hoping that maybe that wi
but, jay carney, the white house press secretary, was downplaying this was a distraction, saying the president is still very much focused on the fiscal cliff. we do know, however, that this situation has taken some of the president's time, a limited amount of time, carney said. but at the same time, we know that a lot of staff hours get dedicated to something like this kind of scandal. meantime, carney said that president obama still thinks very highly of general allen. he said that he thinks...
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also jay carney, the press spokesman here, made emotional remarks to the media saying that the president's initial comments when he heard about this were first, is this still going on? and his second thoughts were immediately about the family and his own family and kids as he reflected in those comments. but something else that's been, you know, raised is he did not in those remarks that you heard talk about gun safety or gun control. as he did not in ft. hood or gabby giffords remarks either in passing reference. something that no doubt will come up in the days to come, wolf. >> no doubt. the debate over gun control in the united states will be revived. jessica, thanks very much. the republican presidential candidate, mitt romney, also put his campaign on hold after speaking out. we're going to go to cnn's jim acosta in new hampshire to see what mitt romney is up to on this day as well. [ male announcer ] count the number of buttons in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicit
also jay carney, the press spokesman here, made emotional remarks to the media saying that the president's initial comments when he heard about this were first, is this still going on? and his second thoughts were immediately about the family and his own family and kids as he reflected in those comments. but something else that's been, you know, raised is he did not in those remarks that you heard talk about gun safety or gun control. as he did not in ft. hood or gabby giffords remarks either...